Jack Shore

states plainly 'Zalal is gonna win' with a real mechanism (keep it on feet or hold his own on the mat) and a stated reason Shore is weaker at this weight; no hedge on the winner itself.

A grappler whose striking exists mainly to set up his grappling threat rather than to win rounds on its own; defensively responsible but unremarkable on the feet. A committed back-taker who flattens opponents and pours on volume with ground and pound to open up the rear naked choke, getting there off wrestling-clinch and Judo-style clinch takedowns. Good takedown defense with a reliable sprawl. The analyst flags that since moving up to 145 his grappling edge has shrunk because opponents are bigger there.

Flags the stylistic matchup as difficult to pick outright, but still commits with two concrete reasons -- the more powerful striker, and the better size fit at 145 -- and no betting disclaimer or outcome hedge follows the pick.

Shore is a solid grappler whose entries come off wrestling-clinch underhooks into a double, single, or body-lock attempt, is hard to put down himself thanks to a good sprawl, and wants to flatten opponents out on the mat to grind toward a rear-naked choke. His striking is decent and safety-first, leaning on the threat of his wrestling to open looks, but the analyst calls him outmatched on the feet and says he needs the fight on the mat to win.

good TD defense, has credentials to survive

Shore is a grappling-first fighter who gets to his takedowns mostly from the wrestling clinch and then works to the back for ground-and-pound or a rear-naked choke, with volume over single heavy shots. The analyst likes his takedown defense a great deal and calls it his biggest asset against a dangerous grappler like Amirkhani: he sprawls well and has a strong UFC takedown-defense rate. His own striking is secondary but sound, with a high guard and good defense that limits how much he has to worry about Amirkhani's hands.